The BEST episodes of Square Pegs
Every episode of Square Pegs ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Square Pegs!
Square Pegs is centered around nerdy girls Patty and Lauren who try to penetrate the "in" crowd at Weemawee High School. The CBS series was created by, and based upon, the experiences of Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts. Pop music of the day figured prominently in this short-lived show that has attracted a cult following ever since its 1983 cancellation.
#1 - Open 24 Hours
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1982
Marshall becomes Johnny's manager and books his band, a band no one's ever seen, for the gala opening of a supermarket deli counter.
#2 - It's All How You See Things
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/1982
Trying to prove that having to wear glasses is the root of her problems, Patty makes a spectacle of herself by refusing to wear them.
#3 - No Substitutions
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/1983
A substitute teacher's unconventional style wins the hearts of the students and draws the jealousy of Mr. Donovan.
#4 - No Joy in Weemawee
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/1983
Johnny's talent for hitting home runs rockets him to stardom on the Weemawee baseball team and gets him a scouting visit by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Steve Sax.
#5 - The Arrangement
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/7/1983
Lauren thinks she and Patty have finally been accepted by the "in" crowd, but the real reason for their sudden popularity is something else - and Patty knows what it is.
#6 - Halloween XII
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1982
An all-girl Halloween party is interrupted by the boys and a spooky, wheezing stalker.
#7 - Merry Pranksters
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1983
To gain popularity, Patty and Lauren become expert pranksters, but the joke's on them when someone else gets credit for their stunts.
#8 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1982
Freshman Patty gets the chance to "click with the right clique" when she attracts the attention of a handsome senior.
#9 - A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1982
Patty's in a quandry: should she spend Christmas in an isolated cabin with her divorced father, or the way she'd prefer - with her friends at school?
#10 - To Serve Weemawee All My Days
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1983
Mr. Donovan's job is in jeopardy because the school board has discovered he's living with a woman.
#11 - The Stepanowicz Papers
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/1983
Lauren and Ms. Loomis could be literally swept off their feet when they both fall for the new janitor.
#12 - It's Academical
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/1983
Patty hopes to win more than the scholastic quiz show when she and her heartthrob Larry are selected as contestants.
#13 - A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (2)
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1982
#14 - Hardly Working
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/1982
Like, Jennifer does, you know, the uncoolest thing possible - she, like, gets a job (gag her with a spoon!)
#15 - Muffy's Bat Mitzvah
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1982
When she leaves them off her guest list, Lauren and Patty scheme to get invited to Muffy's bat mitzvah party.
#16 - Square Pigskins
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1982
Lauren talks Patty into joining the Weemawee girls football team. Coached by a gung-ho Army vet and a women's libber who bristles at the slightest slight.
#17 - A Simple Attachment
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1982
Marshall tries to prove to Lauren that she loves him by hooking her up to his science-fair project, a "love detector," but the machine ends up short-circuiting every romance in school.
#18 - Weemaweegate
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1982
Vinnie's campaign to become school mascot is sabotaged at every turn by an unknown mastermind, so Patty and Lauren play Woodward and Bernstein to break the scandal.
#19 - Pac Man Fever
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1982
Marshall loses his comic touch when he becomes "possessed" by a video game. His only hope for salvation: exorcism by the cleric of comedy, Father Guido Sarducci.
#20 - A Cafeteria Line
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1982
The romantic leads in the school musical lead to romance for Patty and Vinnie.